Tidal accepts Venmo digital payments using its iOS and Android apps for both new and existing users. Venmo is a mobile payment system owned by PayPal and currently only available to US residents. Tidal’s adoption of Venmo follows on from recent partnerships for the payment app giving support for Uber, Shopify and Hulu. New Tidal users will be able to select Venmo as a payment option when signing up to a subscription, while existing users […]
Smart Speaker sales in US soar in holiday season with one third of users owning more than one device, according to investment research company Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP). Sales figures were compiled on Amazon Echo, Google Home and the Apple HomePod for purchasers in the quarter ending 31st December 2018. CIRP analysis indicates that the US installed base of smart speaker devices is 66 million units, up from 53 million in the September 2018 […]
Paid-for streaming set to overtake free services in UK with younger consumers more likely to pay for streaming according to new figures from the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA). Subscription streaming services such as Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon, Deezer and YouTube Music are winning the battle to persuade more people to pay to stream music than stream it for free. More males pay to stream (24.3%) rather than stream for free (23.9%), and more 25-34 year-olds […]
Japan should look to China for future streaming growth according to media and technology analysts, MIDiA Research. Despite being the world’s second largest recorded music market accounting for 14% of the global total, Japanese recorded music revenues fell by 3.3% in 2018 (US dollar value) or 1.8% (Yen value). Although streaming was up 30% in 2018, physical sales still accounted for 69% of all revenues. CD sales and monetising fandom One of the major drivers […]
Shiri Hebrew music streaming app launched backed by the Israeli Culture and Sport Ministry and put together in conjunction with the National Library of Israel and the music nonprofit Finjan. The app gives free access worldwide to more than 40,000 Hebrew songs and there is both an Android and iOS app available. The developer states on Google Play that ‘Shiri is the only Israeli music app that learns the taste of listeners and offers them Israeli music, free […]
Kodi 18 released after a two year development contains a DRM decryption tool, allowing you to stream media content from third-parties within Kodi, an upgraded music player and Google Assistant integration on its Android TV version. Kodi 18, codenamed ‘Leia’, is available on Windows, Linux, MacOS, Android, iOS, Raspberry Pi and various Unix variants as a free download. The media player formerly known as XBMC has in the past found itself in the centre of […]
Apple Music takes off with American Airlines so that subscribers can listen to the full range of Apple Music with no WiFi purchase required. Apple Music subscribers can access over 50 million songs, playlists and music videos on any domestic US American Airlines flight equipped with Viasat satellite WiFi with no WiFi purchase required. American Airlines is the first commercial airline to provide exclusive access to Apple Music through complimentary in-flight WiFi. “For most travelers, […]
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